Guitar without serial number or manufacturing place
Guitar without serial number or manufacturing place
Hi guys, just wanna ask if a LTD EC1000 does not have serial number or manufacturing place, is it legit? The seller mentioned that it's a prototype that's why it doesn't have it? Help is appreciated thank you!
Main reason most serial numbers are removed is because the guitar was stolen at some point in its lifetime,
also battery compartment would indicate the guitar orginally had emg's. that would explaing the black and not zebra pickups.
EDIT - I was informed by the dealer 6 string that they had on occasion recieved sample and prototype guitars directly from esp that did not have a serial number, or sometimes had a serial number that was just a sticker on the back of the headstock.
Maybe, ESP/LTD samples/prototypes can be different than the production models. We would need photos to tell if it is real or a knock off but as a rule most do have serial numbers and most are pretty much exactly like the production models. I have had only a few w/o serial numbers on them, some were taped on but the Samples were never really intended to be sold from what I gather.